The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-07
AS APPLYING TO THE SOUTHERN
RAILROAD LINES.
Made Imperative for Ninety
Days from Yesterday.
The tnter-Staie Commerce Commission Makes
Dates Tor sittinss in Southern Cities
Tert of the Ruling.

COMMISSION to-day. from John u. Peck
| General Manager of the South Carolina
/ Railroad Company. for relief from the
| operation of the fourth section dong and
short haul sectionl of the Interstate
| Commerce law. Ii sets forth that the
| Company il member Of the Southern
| Railway and Steamship Association aud
/ il asks relief for the reasons presented in
1 the argument of Vice President Smith of
the Louisville and Na,hNill Company.
Petitions having like purport have
been received from T. y. Sage. General
/ Manager of the Georgia Pacific Railroad
| Company. In addition la the fact of the
| environment and intersection of its ter
/ rItory by the water lines. il sets forth
| that it, line for one hundred miles is con-
fined within the boundaries of the Coosa
| Eawba and Black Warrior coal fields. "A
section devoid of agricultural resources
and necessarily dependent upon the peti-
! TONER for distribution of its mineral aud
coal products. This section is sparsely
settled. and the local consumption is
| limited. Ii il important. therefore, that
an out-port sufficient to justify large
operations must find its market AT more
distant points. and that facilities be
given for placing the product of the
mines at such markets as Memphis. New
Orleans, Galveston, Brunswick. Sa-
vannah. Charleston. Augusta. Macon,
Montgomery. etc. To many of these
points the coal j. transported i'm the
cheapest possible manner from mines
located in Ohio. Pennsylvania and Mary
land, where the local consumption il
very great. Authority Is therefore asked
tn give rates ON the product of these
mines which will enable them Ia com
pete with those more distant. The gen
eral managers ask Ia H. relieved from
the operation of the hong and short haul
section.
The Commissioners were i'm conference
two hours this morning over the peti-
tions for suspension of the long and short
haul provision, but took recess without
having reached "A conclusion.
AT the afternoon session the Commits
sion made the following ruling;
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The Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion, at the session of said commission
in the city of Washington. the 9th day
of April. 1887. in the matter of the petit
ton of the Southern Railway and Steam
boat Association. application having
been made To the Interstate Commerce
Commission under Section of the
act of Congress, entitled AN Act to
Regulate Commerce. by the Southern
Railway and Steamship Association. AN
organization composed of the following
railroad companies, lines and systems.
and steamship lines operated in connec-
tiOn Herewith. to-wit: The Alabama
Great SoutIsrn Railroad: Atlanta and
West Point Railroad Company; Central
Railroad of Georgia system: Cincinnati,
New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railroad
Company; East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia Railroad Company: Georgia Pa
cific Railway Company: Louisville and
Nashville Railroad Company's system;
Nashville, Chattanooga and 81. Louis
Railway Company: Norfolk and Western
Railroad Company: Port Royal and Au
gtista Railway Company; Richmond and
DanvilIe Railroad Company: Rome Rail
road Company; Savannah. Griffin and
North Alabdma Railroad Company; Sea
board and Roanoke Railroad Company;
South Carolina Railroad Company;
South and North Alabama Railway Line:
Western Railroad of Alahama: Western
Al n
Atlantic Coast Line system /:
Baltimore, Chesapeake and Rich
mond Steamboat Company; Boston
and Savannah Steamship Co; Clyde's
steam lines: Merchants and Miners
Transportation Co.: New York and
Charleston Steamship Co: Ocean Steam
ship Co.: Old Dominion Steamship Co
common carriers, subject To the provisions
Of the act. for authority to charge less
for longer than for shorter distances i'm
certain cases. that Is to say, for the trans
portation OF property from and To Bos-
ton. Mass: Providence. X. l.: New York
City. y. y; Philadelphia. Baltimore,
Alexandra, Va; Cincinnati. o.; Jeffer-
sonville. Ind: Louisville, KY: Hickman,
Ky: Columbus. Ky: East Cairo. Ky:
Cairo. ILL.,. Henderson. Ky; Evansville.
Ind; st. Louis. Mo-: and points
northerly therefrom. 10 and from
Lynchburg, Danville. Strasburg. Norfolk.
Portsmouth. Va; Point Rock. y. c.:
Wilmington. y. c: Charleston. :. G:
Savannah. Brunswick. Augusta. Ga:
Columbia. Greenwood. Iaurens. Spar
tanburg. Greenville. Anderson. 8. C.:
Macon. Milledgeville. Athens. Gaines
vile. Atlanta, Rome. Dalton. Ce.iartown.
Ga: Chattanooga, Tenn; Gadsden. Ala;
Columbia. Albany. Fort Gaines. Ga:
Eufala. Opelika. Ala: West Point. Ga. (:
Montgomery. Selma. Birmingham. Anis-
ton, Mobile. Ala; New Orleans. La:
Pensacola. Fernandina. Gainesville
Baldwin. Callahan. Fla: Meridian,
jackson. Vicksburg. Miss: Memphis.
Nashville. Tenn, and points sOurherly
therefrom. and from and To said last
named points each with the other 80 far
as the same are situated in different
States. at higher rates than are charged
from and to the same points, to
and from local points intermediate
with points last enumerated over
the same lines, and certain Of
said railroad companies, lines and sys-
TENS having also severaIly made aupli-
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